Khedive


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Khedive /kɪˈdiːv/
noun the title of the viceroy of Egypt under Turkish rule 1867–1914.
– derivatives
Khedival adjective,
Khedivial adjective.
– origin via Fr. from Ottoman Turk. ḵediv, from Pers. ḵadiw ‘prince’.
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